Wladimir sees Mormeck as Tyson-like
October 24th, 2011
By Allen Fox: IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (56-3, 49 KO’s) met with challenger former WBA/WBC cruiserweight champion Jean Marc Mormeck (36-4, 22 KO’s) earlier today in Paris, France to hype their fight on December 10th at the ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Here is just some of the complimentary things that Wladimir has to say about Mormeck as quoted by the Daily Mail: “He [Mormeck] is serious this fight. He knows what he is talking about. I would compare him with Mike Tyson. He is never going backwards like David Haye [did in his loss to Wladimir]. He knocked him [Haye] down. It’s something I could not do.”
You kind have to see this from Wladimir’s perspective. He chose a soft opponent to fight in this bout and since no one is giving Mormeck any chance, Wladimir is having to work overtime as the PR guy for Mormeck to try and build him up.
It’s going to take a lot of hard work from Wladimir to convince boxing fans that the aging Mormeck is anything like a Mike Tyson. Mormeck may have been a huge puncher while fighting in the cruiserweight division, but in moving up to the heavyweight division in 2009, Mormeck hasn’t shown any of the same punching power that he did at cruiserweight.
In Mormeck’s fights against Vinny Maddalone, Fres Oquendo and Timur Ibragimov, Mormeck hasn’t come close to hurting any of them and has won three consecutive controversial decisions against these guys.
At 5’10″ 215 lbs, Mormeck hasn’t gained a lot of weight since moving up. He’s put on only 15 pounds, but isn’t punching with the strength of a heavyweight. He would have been smart to get a clue by his third fight at heavyweight that he doesn’t have the pop in his punches to compete against the better fighters. But Wladimir has rewarded Mormeck for sticking it out by giving him a good payday. Don’t expect this to be anything close to a competitive fight. Mormeck is too small, too weak and too old to be any threat to Wladimir.
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I don´t believe in “heros”. It´s only about boxing.
And Tyson was definately another breed than Haye, Adamek, Mormeck etc.
yea Mormeck is like tyson. A tyson gizzard.
So now the problem is the Klitschkos oppenents are too small
Tyson Lennox : you cant help it can you, your hero´s biggest win was against two small boxers, Tyson and Holyfield.
By the way: Not every weight is listed on boxrec, so don´t lie around, Jackson. It´s just cheap.
Everyone knows that the Klischkos are born in a weak era.
Vitali about Lennox: “best opponent ever”
Wladimir about Haye: “best opponent”
Wladimir is not proved, Vitali is.
But I might agree about that: Mormeck is Mike Tyson and Wladimir is Santa Claus
@jackson: name just ONE guy on Wladimir´s record who was taller than him and had longer reach. We all know that heavyweights are fat nowadays. Like Sam Peter. So tell us news.
just saw the professors post, lol. I think Vitali Vs Grant could be one of the biggest mis-matches in boxing history
welliver,
. cheered me up a little that has.
chauncery (rated 60 in the world????) yeh, they are scared
yea when people think of what Mike Tyson did in his career they also think Mormeck the french fruit,
i like how no other heavyweight is interested in fighting wlad but hes the one who gets slated for picking a soft opponent
i dont see this fight lasting long. klitschko wins by ko mid rounds! mormeck isnt big enough period
Chauncey Welliver? Tony Thompson? Michael Grant?
What the hell are you guys smoking? One was already destroyed and the other 2 are garbage!!!
give chauncey welliver a shot at wladimir!! hes hungry as!! another fighter being ignored by champions who fear him being to much of a risk.
Wladimir IS the strongest champion ever. He has every and any advantage over any past champion. And his statistic his amateur and professional record proves it. He is a full time Heavyweight boxer, he fights against real heavyweights. For example, yes, Ali was fighting in todays cruiser weight, as was Forman. Tyson is almost the same story. Don’t even need to mention those “midgets” Louis, Marciano, Frazier, Tyson. Today is the Real Heavy Weight division (215+ pounds).
foreman was bigger in 78 of 81 fights. talk about a size advantage. one fighter outweighed him by 1/4 pound.
vlad was bigger than 36 guys of 59 fights. ali was bigger than 44 guys in 61 fights. math is pretty close.
look up the statistics on box rec if you dont trust, but those are very close to the numbers.
@Vorjack..and.. 37% of statistics are made up on the spot
professor this isnt gilligans island. wlad already destroyed t the tiger. follow the sport man.
professor, you are making too much of size in Vladimir’s case. 50% of the fighters he had faced have outweighed him. foreman outweighed 90% of the fighters he got in the ring with. ali was bigger than 70 percent of the fighters he faced.
If a smaller fighter manages to get to the top of the rankings, as they not supposed to get a shot? Vladimir, just fought Haye. Chambers, and Chageav, all 3 of them were ranked 3rd in the world by Ring Magazine. Vitali just fought Adamek who was ranked 3rd in the world by ring magazine.
professor: read my 2 previous posts. you’re remarks are way off base….
thompson was scheduled to fight chambers when vlad signed this fight. and vlad had already agreed to fight the winner of that fight…
grant? run for their money??? vladimir offered the fight to 4 fighters in the top 10 and was turned down. he promised tua the fight if he got by barrett….but he will get laughed at if he takes on grant. grant would go in 2. hes not quite as good as austin. do you remember the austin fight??? he offered it to tyson fury. he offered it to povetkin and helenius. where is he supposed to turn….they have to want to fight him.
Is there a different grant that fought lewis or the same guy?
micheal grant !? lol yea sure …
Mormeck is as much a comparison to Tyson as Matt Hatton is a comparison to Mayweather. what a hoot.
Wlad trying to make sparring session in a big fight
Make it happen and stop playing around. Tony Thompson vs Wladimir Klitschko and then Micheal Grant vs Vital Klitschko make this fights happen.
These Blowup Crusierweight is killing boxing bad stay in your heavy class. No more mismatch please. If anything David Haye needs to fight Kevin Johnson and then Chris Arreola and then Vital for the title. But the Hay-maker is no more.
Jean Mormeck is a big mismatch if you ask anyone. Well then Tony Thompson is waiting on a phone call from Strewart. Wlad stop playing and fight a real heavyweight like Tony the Tiger Thompson or Michael Grant would give Wlad or Vlad a run for there Money.